# Indeed: what it sells, price and AI features

URL: https://www.newsprint.com/companies/indeed/
Covers: May 28, 2025 to July 1, 2026
Updated: 2026-11-11
License: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: Newsprint, "Indeed: what it sells, price and AI features", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/indeed/, updated 2026-11-11

> Indeed is on the AI hiring software map. We record 8 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated July 1, 2026.

Indeed is the job site owned by Recruit Holdings that sells sponsored job ads, resume search and screening to employers; "3.5M+ Employers use Indeed to hire." Its employer AI now includes Talent Scout, a conversational hiring agent; Sourcing Assistant, which finds and invites candidates from more than 380 million sourceable profiles; and Smart Screening, which gives each applicant a 0 to 100 Smart Fit Score against the employer's criteria. Glassdoor merged into Indeed in July 2026. It does not sell an HRIS. Source: [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/about).

## Facts

- Site: [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/hire)
- Category: Hiring networks and job platforms
- Status: Active

## On the research maps

### [The AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-indeed)

Indeed is the job site owned by Recruit Holdings that sells sponsored job ads, resume search and screening to employers; "3.5M+ Employers use Indeed to hire." Its employer AI now includes Talent Scout, a conversational hiring agent; Sourcing Assistant, which finds and invites candidates from more than 380 million sourceable profiles; and Smart Screening, which gives each applicant a 0 to 100 Smart Fit Score against the employer's criteria. Glassdoor merged into Indeed in July 2026. It does not sell an HRIS. Source: [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/about).

- Category: Hiring networks and job platforms
- Price: Pay-per-use sponsored jobs and subscriptions (Smart Sourcing, Indeed Connect); Talent Scout candidate lists need a Premium Sponsored Jobs or Smart Sourcing subscription. Talent Scout prices not published.
- AI capabilities: Named agents, Job posts and ads, Screening and ranking, MCP and agent APIs, AI outreach and AI sourcing
- Scale: Enterprise incumbent: a public company or nine-figure revenue (Subsidiary of Recruit Holdings (public). Indeed cites 685M job seeker profiles and 3.5M+ employers.)

Sources: [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/about), [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/employers/talentscout), [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/news/releases?co=US), [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/indeed-introduces-new-suite-of-hiring-products-career-scout-talent-scout-premium-sponsored-jobs-and-indeed-connect?co=US), [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/indeeds-ai-powered-sourcing-assistant-helps-employers-hire-over-30-faster?co=US), [indeed.com](https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/introducing-indeeds-smart-fit-score?co=US) and [8 more on the map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-indeed).

## Launches and dated events, newest first

### Glassdoor legally merges into Indeed

Acquisition, July 1, 2026. Glassdoor became part of Indeed, Inc. on July 1, 2026, completing the plan Recruit Holdings announced in July 2025 alongside about 1,300 job cuts in its HR technology unit. The Glassdoor brand and anonymous reviews continue.

Source: [Reworked](https://reworked.co/employee-experience/glassdoor-folds-into-indeed/). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-indeed).

### Indeed Sourcing Assistant finds and invites candidates

Launch, June 15, 2026. Sourcing Assistant, part of Smart Sourcing, finds and invites qualified candidates from 370 million sourceable profiles using natural-language prompts instead of Boolean strings, and syncs with ATSs through Indeed Apply. Indeed says sourced applicants were hired 6 days faster.

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/indeeds-ai-powered-sourcing-assistant-helps-employers-hire-over-30-faster?co=US). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-indeed).

### Indeed introduces the Smart Fit Score

Launch, Feb. 23, 2026. Indeed's Smart Screening gives "every application" a score from 0 to 100 against the employer's weighted screening criteria, with a Candidate Summary Page. Indeed says it is "intentionally not a final decision-maker."

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/introducing-indeeds-smart-fit-score?co=US). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-indeed).

### Indeed app launches in ChatGPT

Launch, Feb. 10, 2026. Indeed launched an app in ChatGPT that suggests matching jobs to connected job seekers; applying still happens on Indeed.

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/indeed-launches-app-in-chatgpt?co=US). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-indeed).

### Indeed details defenses against resume prompt injection

Research, Jan. 5, 2026. Indeed said it added checks for "hidden or obscured text" in resumes, treats resume content "as information, not as instructions," and escalates suspicious resumes to human reviewers.

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/protecting-trust-in-hiring-ai-how-indeed-detects-and-defends-against-resume-manipulation?co=US). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-indeed).

### Indeed Connect subscription with Advanced Screening

Launch, Dec. 9, 2025. Indeed previewed Indeed Connect, a subscription available to US employers in January 2026. Its Advanced Screening starts from a hiring-intent description, gives each candidate a fit score with an explanation, handles early outreach and delivers summaries inside connected ATSs.

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/an-early-look-at-indeed-connect-our-new-subscription-designed-to-streamline-hiring?co=US). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-indeed).

### Indeed launches Talent Scout and Career Scout agents

Launch, Sept. 10, 2025. Indeed introduced Talent Scout, "an intelligent, conversational agent" for employers that works in Indeed and ATS platforms, and Career Scout for job seekers, alongside Premium Sponsored Jobs and the Indeed Connect subscription.

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/indeed-introduces-new-suite-of-hiring-products-career-scout-talent-scout-premium-sponsored-jobs-and-indeed-connect?co=US). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-indeed).

### Indeed deploys Salesforce Agentforce for employer support

Partnership, May 28, 2025. Indeed deployed Salesforce's Agentforce to take on "routine onboarding and account-related questions" from employers and explain flagged job postings.

Source: [Vendor release](https://www.indeed.com/news/releases/indeed-deploys-salesforces-agentforce-to-power-smarter-hiring?co=US). From [the AI hiring software map](https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-indeed).

## Methodology and corrections

How we track launches, and how to report an error: https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology